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| Avoiding Bias and Remaining Objective as an Expert Witness (2261Q) |
Course CPE: 1 hour
Field(s) of Study: Regulatory Ethics–1 hr
Program Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Previous training or research on subject matter being taught. Such persons are often at a mid-level within the organization, with operational and/or supervisory responsibilities.
Advanced Preparation: None
Delivery Method: QAS Self-Study |
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Number: 26EW0202ABR
Shipping Weight: 0lbs. 0oz. |
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Recording Date: February 2, 2026
Presenter: Greg Reagan
Program Description:
Expert witnesses are required by federal and state rules of evidence, the NAVCA Professional Standards and Ethics, the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, and by SSVS and SSFS to remain objective and unbiased in providing expert testimony. Courts of law have great difficulty when expert witness opinions and testimony appear to be biased toward the party whose legal counsel has retained the expert witness. All of us have our own biases. The key is to identify them and implement strategies to mitigate them in forming expert opinions.
Takeaways
You will learn how to recognize bias in yourself, how to eliminate its effects as best you can, and provide unbiased, objective testimony in courts of law consistent with the rules affecting the testimony of expert witnesses.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Identify how significantly bias can affect the testimony of expert witnesses
- Recognize how to identify bias in yourself
- Determine the various ways in which bias presents itself
- Identify mitigation strategies that can be implemented to eliminate bias
- Recognize the rules that can result in expert witness exclusion when bias is not eliminated
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The Consultants’ Training Institute (CTI) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. |
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